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Planning staff presents broad zoning text amendments; commission defers for review
Summary
Planning staff presented broad proposed amendments to the subdivision and zoning appendices — covering lighting, private streets, community water generator backup, accessory dwellings, breweries, ATV tracks and conservation subdivisions — and the planning commission deferred action to the next meeting for additional review.
Bullock County planning staff presented a package of proposed text amendments to appendices B and C of the county code that would revise subdivision and zoning rules for multiple topics, and the planning commission voted to defer the amendments for one month so members and stakeholders could review the draft more fully.
Scope of proposed changes: Planning Director James Pope reviewed extensive proposed edits that, in summary, would: - Establish illumination standards, including foot‑candle ranges, color temperature limits (2,700–3,000 Kelvin guidance) and backlight/uplight/glare (BUG) ratings for street and site lighting. - Reintroduce or clarify private‑street paving exemptions for very small subdivisions and adjust…
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